I have bought some rather lovely looking scallops this morning from Waitrose. I have looked on various websites with regards to how long they need to cook.
One website says get the pan absolutely hot hot hot and only cook them for approx 30 secon each side otherwise they will go rubbery and the other website says 1-3 minutes each side, which are two vast differences in the timings.
Butter with a bit of black pepper works well. And I agree with everyone else about cooking them really fast in a very hot pan. Otherwise you'll be chewing them all evening.
Hi Duncer, I havent made it yet as OH is still out on the combine. I'm cooking the scallops with fresh penne pasta and mixing the cooked pasta with a little butter and a chunk of Stilton to melt into it together with a nice bottle of Chardonnay. It's fair to say that I'm definately looking forward to OH getting home as I'm hungry for it now.
Apparently, you are supposed to put them in the pan like a clock face so you know which order to turn them over. (Never actually cooked them but watch cookery programmes.)